YEREVAN, Armenia – A longshot candidate for the Armenian presidency was shot in the chest by an unidentified gunman late Thursday, officials said. Paruir Airikian was hospitalized in stable condition as police searched for the shooter, while the speaker of parliament suggested the election could be delayed.
Carlsberg signs JV deal to enter Myanmar
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish brewer Carlsberg has signed a deal with a privately owned local beverage company, Myanmar Golden Star (MGS) Breweries, to brew and market Carlsberg beers in the country. Carlsberg said in a statement on Friday that the companies pl an to set up a new greenfield brewery and distribute Carlsberg beers in the local market. The joint venture is 51 percent owned by Carlsberg, the brewer said. (Reporting by Copenhagen Newsroom; Editing by Ken Wills) Iraqi president's absence leaves political hole
BAGHDAD (AP) -- President Jalal Talabani’s unexpected exit from Iraqi politics couldn’t have come at a worse time for his nation, threatened by mounting antagonism among Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites.
Jailed Pussy Riot member suffering headaches, fatigue: bandmate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of the jailed members of Russian punk protest collective Pussy Riot has been moved to a prison with a hospital after suffering headaches and fatigue, her bandmate said in remarks broadcast on Friday. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 23, was one of three women sentenced to two years in prison for a "punk prayer" in Russia's main cathedral last February in which they called on the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Vladimir Putin. Tolokonnikova was sent to a Corrective Colony No. 14 in the Mordovia region after losing her appeal in October. … Canada stuns South Africa 26-15 at Wellington Sevens rugby tournament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Canada pulled off an exciting 26-15 upset over South Africa on Friday in its second game at the Wellington Sevens tournament.
China factories in mild rebound amid patch Asia recover
BEIJING (Reuters) – Asia's manufacturers face a challenging business climate in the coming months, a clutch of surveys suggested on Friday, with China's vast factory sector managing only a shallow rebound at the start of 2013 as feebl e foreign demand dragged on sales. Two separate versions of China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) showed on Friday that factory output in the world's second-biggest economy rose in January, but the pace of the revival in activity was uneven. The patchy nature of the recovery on Chinese factory floors was repeated in other PMI releases across Asia. … Analysis: Beef price spike makes $1 McDouble harder to stomach
(Reuters) – McDonald's popular $1 McDouble cheeseburger, which has lured customers to the Golden Arches since 2008, is getting hard to sustain as rising beef prices threaten the company's profit margin. The world's biggest restaurant chain launched a competing $1 Grilled Onion Cheddar Burger in December. It also made the new sandwich – with one beef patty rather than the McDouble's two – a star of current television commercials, a status it shares with the McDouble. … Cricket-West Indies v Australia - first ODI scoreboard
PERTH, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Scoreboard after the West Indies innings in the first one-day international against Australia at the WACA on Friday. West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first. West Indies innings C. Gayle c Finch b McKay 4 K. Powell c Clarke b Starc 11 R. Sarwan b Starc 0 Darren Bravo c Clarke b Faulkner 11 Dwayne Bravo c Hughes b Starc 0 K. Pollard b Starc 0 D. Thomas c Clarke b Faulkner 3 D. Sammy c Bailey b McKay 16 J Holder b Starc 7 S. Narine c Wade b McKay 0 K. Roach not out 1 Extras (b-8 lb-3 w-6) 17 Total (all out; 23. …
Canada's Kingsbury, Bilodeau finished 1-2 at World Cup moguls event
DEER VALLEY, Utah – Consistency was the key for Mikael Kingsbury on Thursday.
Death toll in Mexico oil company office explosion climbs to 25 with 101 injured
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s interior minister says 25 people have died in an office building explosion at the state oil company headquarters.
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